łichxííʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”), with emphatic infix -x-.
The łi- prefix appears to have originated historically from the -ł- classifier. When this prefix appears immediately in pre-stem position, it takes the shape of a l- classifier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]łichxííʼ
- he/she/it is orange (color)
- Díí chʼilátah baa hózhónii éí łichxííʼ.
- This flower is orange.
Usage notes
[edit]This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.
Łichxííʼ is on the redder side of orange, as compared to łitsxooí or yéego łitso on the yellower side of orange.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | łinishchxííʼ | łiniichxííʼ | dałiniichxííʼ |
| 2nd person | łiníchxííʼ | łinohchxííʼ | dałinohchxííʼ |
| 3rd person | łichxííʼ | daalchxííʼ | |
| 4th person | jilchxííʼ | dajilchxííʼ | |
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]Noun forms:
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with łi-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHIIʼ (red)
- Navajo terms infixed with -x- (emphatic)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- nv:Colors